About Lyman Sherwood
Lived 1802 – 1865 (aged 63). Lyman Sherwood was an American lawyer and politician.
Lyman Sherwood (August 5, 1802, in Hoosick, Rensselaer County, New York – September 2, 1865, in Lyons, Wayne County, New York) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.
Life He was the son of Lemuel Sherwood (1775–1839) and Mercy (Rose) Sherwood (1781–1833). On July 4, 1827, he married Rhoda Harmon Hinsdale (1806–1861), and they had two children.
He was Surrogate of Wayne County from 1833 to 1844. He was a member of the New York State Senate (7th D.) in 1842 and 1843.
He was District Attorney of Wayne County from 1846 to 1847. He was First Judge and Surrogate of the Wayne County Court from 1860 to 1863.
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American politician
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Lyman Sherwood was born on 5 August 1802.
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Lyman Sherwood died on 2 September 1865.
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